Transportation/Logistics Manager

Have knowledge of freight terms and standards, experience with freight brokering and looking for a place to grow?

Gold Dust & Walker Farms are looking for an organized, experienced individual to help manage our Western States trucking brokerage. This person will be responsible for managing our small trucking company and provide logistics management for inter-company shipments.  If you have managerial experience, experience in the transportation industry, good verbal skills, and are able to multi- task, this is the career for you! This position is at our Malin, Oregon office and is a full-time, year-round position with benefits. The working schedule should normally fall between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm, but can fluctuate with times of being on call. The position offers a competitive wage with excellent benefits!

Our family-owned companies are a combined commercial potato growing, packing and marketing business, located northwest of Malin, Oregon, near the California-Oregon border. Our goal is to supply our customers with premium chipping and frying potatoes with excellent customer service.

Applicants should have great communication skills, experience in an office setting, and computer experience; including strong Microsoft Excel experience. Interested?  Please see the following to get an idea of the job duties and requirements.

Duties include: Managing a small fleet of Over The Road drivers including scheduling, working directly with drivers, hiring drivers, negotiating rates, abiding by DOT regulations and assisting with billing and payroll.

Looking for someone with the following skills and values:

• Proficient computing skills including Microsoft Office – Excel, Word and Access
• Punctuality, excellent communication and proven organizational systems
• Detail oriented, trustworthy, good judgement
• Multi-tasker
• Team player
• Initiative

Required:

• Managerial experience
• Transportation Industry experience
• Sales experience
• Experience using pivot tables and creating complex workbooks in Microsoft Excel

If you would like to apply for this job opening, please email humanresources@golddustfarms.com with your resume and cover letter.

PLEASE NOTE: Applicants that do not submit a cover letter will not be considered.